Jodupala: More than 278 people marooned
Kodagu: The massive rockslide that occurred on Friday night at Jodupala located between Sampaje-Madikeri has thrown the normal life out of gear and marooned many people.
So far, about 110 men and women have entered primary school in Sampaje. About 64 people have taken shelter in the Upper Primary School of Sampaje, and around 104 are there in Tekkill Hall in Aranthodu. According to sources around 278 people have marooned in floods.
The victims, who lost their homes in Jodupala and Made villages in the Mangaluru-Madikeri border, have been shifted to gruel centers at Sampaje, Tekkila, Aranthodu.
The DK district police team, Madikeri police and the disaster management team from the center have arrived and indulged in the rescue operation. Helplines have been initiated to help those in danger. The District Administrator has arranged breakfast arrangements for the victims.
NDRF and the fire brigades have rescued 11 people, including a pregnant woman. Here are some helpline numbers to assist the victims of the Kodagu floods.
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Woman in Himachal Pradesh bullies Kashmiri shawl sellers, video turns up on X
Shimla, Nov 25: A woman claiming to be a panchayat official was caught on camera warning two shawl sellers from Kashmir against trading their wares in Himachal Pradesh.
The 2.46-minute video that surfaced on social media showed the woman telling the two Kashmiris not to come to the village and asking them to say "Jai Shri Ram" to prove they are "Hindustani."
Sharing the video on X on Monday, National Convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association, Nasir Khuehami, claimed that the video was from a village in Himachal's Hamirpur district.
"No one will purchase their products, buy from our Hindu people," the woman is seen telling others in the video. "Don't come in my area," she told shawl sellers.
Later in a post, Khuehami said that the chief minister's office had assured action against anyone found intimidating Kashmiris.
However, when contacted, the CM's media advisor Naresh Chauhan told the PTI that there was no such complaint. The matter would be looked into if any complaint is registered, he said.
A large number of Kashmiris come to the state to sell shawls and other products, while hundreds of Kashmiris labourers work in the state round the year.
It is highly condemnable that a woman, wife of a Sarpanch, is exhibiting communal behavior toward two Kashmiri men who traveled to Himachal Pradesh for business purposes. Her communal actions, as seen in the video, where she threatens them to leave the state, instructs villagers… pic.twitter.com/IIw2dkZPGt
— Nasir Khuehami (ناصر کہویہامی) (@NasirKhuehami) November 25, 2024
